You will not believe how much money Beyonce made between June 1st 2013 and June 1st 2014. Catch her numbers plus others on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list after the click.
Mrs. Carter is doing quite well for her these days. Actually, that’s an understatement – she’s doing PHENOMENALLY well. According to the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, she’s reigning queen, having earned a whopping 115 milion US dollars (19.55 billion Naira) from her shows, endorsement deals, clothing line, perfume line and more.
Queen B played 95 shows, bringing in an average $2.4 million per stop, according to Pollstar. She also dropped her most innovative album. Titled simplyBeyoncé, the album hit iTunes with barely any publicity and was billed as a “visual album” becausejay there was already a music video for each of the 14 songs. The single “Drunk in Love” has gone platinum, selling more than 1 million copies.
But Beyoncé doesn’t stop with music — she’s built a small business empire. She earns millions endorsing companies like H&M and Pepsi. She has a line of fragrances with names like Heat, Rise and Pulse, and then there’s her clothing company House of Dereon, which features jeans, shoes and accessories. All together we estimate that Beyoncé earned $115 million between June 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014.
Her husband, Jay Z, didn’t do so bad himself, adding his own $60 million dollars to the pot –
Jay Z also places high on the Celebrity 100 this year, in sixth place with an estimated $60 million in earnings. That comes from a variety of sources, including his latest album, Magna Carta … Holy Grail; dozens of live shows; his growing Roc Nation empire and business ventures ranging from his 40/40 nightclub chain to his D’Ussé cognac.
With that, I’d say the Carters are winning.
In the first 10 slots on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list are:
- Beyoncé – $115 million
- LeBron James – $72 million
- Dr. Dre – $620 million
- Oprah Winfrey – $82 million
- Ellen DeGeneres – $70 million
- Jay Z – $60 million
- Floyd Mayweather – $105 million
- Rihanna – $48 million
- Katy Perry – $40 million
- Robert Downey Jr. – $75 million
